WATCH: What Duterte told Boy Scouts

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday told young scouts who were at Malacañang to enter the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) to learn how to fight national enemies.

"Ang gusto ko lumaki kayo, mag boy scout, mag PMT (Preparatory Military Training), tapos maging ROTC kayo para may training kayo sa baril at paano makipag-away ng kalaban," Duterte said during the Scouts’ Day Celebration on Monday.

READ FULL STORY: Duterte tells Boy Scouts: I need soldiers

Since assuming the presidency, the president has been pushing to make ROTC mandatory again for senior high school students. — Video report by Efigenio Toledo IV; Text by Kristian Javier